When Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood formed Electric Light Orchestra in 1970, their goal was to carry the torch of the recently disbanded Beatles, expanding that band’s psychedelic blueprint for “I Am The ...

Electric Light Orchestra began with the premise of following through on what the Beatles had accomplished bringing classical arrangements to a rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic while seeing how much further ...

Ronnie Dunn's cover of "Showdown" is arguably more dramatic than the original, which is saying something. Listen to the recently inducted Country Music Hall of Famer cover an Electric Light Orchestra ...

22:27, Tue, Jun 27, 2017 Updated: 23:08, Tue, Jun 27, 2017 After years of radio silence, it’s still a rare joy to see Jeff Lynne play a concert of his universally adored ELO songs. A full to capacity ...

I have the Electric Light Orchestra on my iPod because… I own an iPod. And I tear up when I hear the do wop, dooby doo do wop background vocals to the ballad “Telephone Line,” because my brain is ...

It’s a shame, really, that many of Electric Light Orchestra’s gems have been placed in movie soundtracks and TV advertisements ad nauseam, to the point that the opening piano notes of a song like “Mr.

In their heyday, Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra earned plenty of accolades – from fans, industry figures and their peers: John Lennon (we think approvingly) referred to them as the "son of ...

Jeff Lynne says he is using the name Jeff Lynne’s ELO instead of just “ELO” to differentiate from a sea of tribute acts. There was no doubt this was the real deal at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday ...

Singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield has announced a new album of cover songs called Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO. The album will arrive on Nov. 17 and features 10 covers of Electric Light Orchestra songs ...